Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 17113, Andrew Dowling, Continental (New York)

SERVICE
NUMBER _____
Continental (New York)
Howling, Andrew M c Dougal, Catharine Former widow
17113
CONTENTS

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W m Dowgal, who was Dowling.
who in the fall of 1802 or 1803 of Oniida Co. in the State of N. York who was a Pr. of Cavalry in the company commanded by Captain Thomas of the Reg't. commanded by Col. Lambert in the N. York line for 2 years.
Inscribed on the Roll of Albany at the rate of 100 Dollars — Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 10 day of April 1839 and sent to Calvin B. Gay, Rome, N. Y.
Arrears to the 4th of March '39 800.00 Semi-annual allowance ending 14 Sep. " 50.00 $850.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act July 4, 1836, Section the 3 — }
Recorded by D. Brown Clerk, Book A, Vol. 2 Page 112
susp d . See letter 18 June 1846 to P. A. S.
Lt. to Peter Wagner and M rs H. Allen Esq March 30. '47
to G. W. Clinton, June 15, 1848 Lt to J. R. Lawrence " 16, 1849

State of New York Onondaga County ss.
On this twenty second day of June in the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty eight personally appeared before me the undersigned one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Onondaga Catharine McDougal a resident of the town of Boonville in said County of Onondaga aged Eighty years of age and upwards but how much upwards of eighty and in what month born the deponent cannot tell and has no record of her age, who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed July fourth eighteen hundred thirty six and the act explanatory of said act passed March 3 d 1837, That she was named Catharine Thompson when a girl, and that she was married to Andrew Dowling, who was a revolutionary Soldier enlisted during the war of the Revolution to its conclusion, and was a Soldier until the end of the war and served as a Matross in the New York Regiment of Artillery under the Command of Colonel Sams in the Company of one Capt. Thomas who came to the house of this deponent in State Street in Albany with some relation of this deponent who was also an Officer in the war of the revolution but who he was or what grade this deponent does not recollect. She further declares that she was married to the said Andrew Dowling in the year one thousand seven hundred and seventy eight or seventy nine and cannot state which and has no record of the marriage of this applicant with the said Andrew Dowling. That her husband the

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afore said Andrew Dowling died in the fall of the year one thousand eight hundred and eighty two or three but on what day or month this applicant cannot tell of has no record of the same. That one John Rootlach who was at the time an al- derman of the City of Albany married this depo- nent and the said Andrew Dowling and that the said John Rootlach became insane some time before he died and left his residence in Albany and went into the country and died a great many years ago, but with whom he died or at what place this deponent cannot say and she has no record of the said mar- riage with Andrew Dowling and does not know that the said John Rootlach kept any record of the said marriage. This deponent well remem- bers Nancy Vanvort lived in the same house with this deponent in Albany and knew me & my husband Andrew Dowling very well. That this applicant had one child by Andrew Dowling named Christina Dowling who was about three years of age when the husband of this deponent Andrew Dowling died, That this applicant was about ten or three years after the death of Andrew Dowling married to Peter Mc- Dougall who died seventeen years ago last fall and that she was a widow on the 4 th day of July 1836 and still remains a widow and has remained such widow since the death of the said Peter Mc Dougall as above stated — Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written before me & I certify that the
word "Seven" in the second line from the top of the words "or three" in the 3 rd line from top were made & added before signing  Catharine J. McDougall marks
And I further certify that the applicant cannot from bodily infirmity attend the court Henson — Court stock as Judge of Circuit Court Common Pleas

State of New York City & County of Albany ss.
Gertrude O'Strander of the City of Albany being duly sworn deposes that she is aged seventy nine years and upwards, that she has always resided in the City of Albany and was well acquainted with John Rootbuck who resided in said City in the years one thousand seven hun- dred and seventy eight, nine & for some time before and after those years and was about this time an Alderman of said City. And this deponent further says that she knew Andrew Dowling and Catharine called Cata Thompson and was present at the house of the said John Rootbuck in State Street in Albany when the said Andrew Dowling and the said Catharine Thompson were married to- gether. And this deponent further says that the marriage took place in the month of October one thousand seven hundred and seventy nine, and this deponent believes it was the twenty fifth day of October of that year as this deponent well remem- bers that on the thirty first day of October in that year this deponent was married to Benjamin O'Strander by the said John Root- buck which was only four or five days after the marriage of the said Andrew Dowling and the said Catharine Thompson. And this deponent further says that the said Andrew & the said Catharine had a child which was about three years of age at the close of the war & this deponent knows it was reported & understood by the friends and

acquaintance of the said Andrew and the said Catharine that the said Dowling did soon after the war, that this deponent used to see him often before such report & has not seen him since, that the said Catharine lived a widow three or four years according to the best recollection of this deponent and as this deponent was informed and believes married one Peter McDougal with whom she lived to the knowledge of this deponent a great number of years & had a large family. And this deponent further says that the said McDougal as this deponent was informed and believes died a good many years ago how long the deponent cannot tell after which time the said Catharine moved from Albany into the country & this deponent has not seen her since
Gertrude Ostrander
I Certify that on the seventeenth day of January one thousand eight hundred and thirty nine personally appeared before me Gertrude Ostrander above named who is now known to me and who in my presence acknowledged the signature to the above affidavit to be her signature & made oath that the facts stated therein were true in all respects to her knowledge.
Anthony Gould
Comm n of Deeds
State of New York, Albany County.
I Henry B. Haswell Clerk of the said County do hereby certify that Anthony Gould before whom the foregoing affidavit was sworn was on the day of the date of the same a Commissioner of Deeds in and for the said County and that his name subscribed to the same is his proper hand writing and signature. In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my name & affixed the Seal of the said County this 17 th Jan. 1839. H. B. Haswell Clerk.

State of New York City & County of Albany
We the undersigned house holders and residents of said City do hereby certify that we have been personally acquainted for a number of years past with Nancy Vanvoist & Gertrude Ostrander both of this City & who now reside here, the said Nancy spending the warm season in New Scotland in said County; that both the said Nancy and the said Gertrude are persons of standing and respectability & whose statements are entitled to full credit Given under our hands respectfully at Albany the seventh day of January A.D. 1839
J. B. Blacker Albany
Sam l Truyn
State of New York
City of Albany ss. I, Dennis Van Vechten Mayor of the City of Albany do certify that I am well acquainted with the gentlemen who have signed the preceding certificate: that they are both gentlemen of good character & integrity & that full credit may be given to both or either of them, as to any representations of matter within their knowledge. In witness whereof I have hereunto subscribed

ed my name this Eighteenth day of January 1839 -
Levi Van Vechten Mayor of the City of Albany -
Supplemental affi- davit & Certificate in the Application of Catharine M. Dougall for a pension under the act of July 4 th 1836 & 1837, parked 3 rd floor

This Bureau can furnish the military record of only such Revolutionary soldiers as were pensioned or whose widows were pensioned for their services.
Such of the original muster and pay rolls of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 as are now in the possession of the Government are on file in the Record and Pension Office, War Department. Original rolls and other records pertaining to service in the Revolutionary War may also be found on file in the archives of many of the original States.
L. W. B. W. 171 3.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS,
WASHINGTON, D. C.,
O. W. & N. DIV.
REVOLUTIONARY.
June 24, 1897.
Madam:-
Replying to your request for information concerning Peter Mc Dougal, supposed to have been a soldier of the Revolutionary war, you are advised as follows:
One Catharine McDougal, widow of Peter McDougal, but former widow of Andrew Dowling , made an application for pension on June 22, 1838, at which time she was 80 years of age and residing at Booneville, N. Y., and her pension was allowed for the actual service of her former husband (Andrew Dowling) as a private in the New York troops, Revolutionary war, for a period of two years; a part of the time he served under Capt. Thomas and Col. Lamb. Place of his enlistment not stated.
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.
Mrs. Lillie McD. Boothby,
17 Sound View Ave.,
New Rochelle, N. Y.

Office of Ad. Atty Onond March 22 nd 1847
Sir
Complaint has been made to me that a gross fraud has been perpetrated at the Albany Pension Agency in respect to the Pension of Mrs Catherine McDougal widow &c.
It appears that Mrs McDougal died April 23 rd 1844. - Her Pension was drawn 13 Sept 1844. from 4 March to 4 Sept 1844. $50 19 March 1845 " 4 Sept. 44 to 4 March 45 - 50 21. Sept. " " 4 March to 4 Sept 45 - 50.
The money was drawn through the agency of Catharine B Gay a large lady of Rome N.Y. now of New York city -
It is alleged that during the lifetime of Mrs McD her draw the pension report fixed paper denying to her & her friend that any Pension had been paid. That after the Sept th pay ment Mrs had been made the children of Mrs McDougal ascertained the facts & compelled Gay to refuse pay to them the amt received prior to the death

of the Peruvian
I suppose that if the facts are as alleged an investigation should be had and I have no doubt of the truth of the statements. If desired by you Mr. Wm. I will undertake the prosecution of the offence for the purpose of prosecution shall return the original papers on which the money was received in Sept 1865
My Reply Under Wm
W F Allen
U S Atty
Dear Sir Edward
Yours faithfully G. W. Peruvian

May 1846
There is in the Treasury department proof of a base fraud upon the government in the shape of forged pension papers, upon which money has been drawn, and that repeatedly report says in the name of a pension lady one Mrs. M c Dowling or Dowell, some years dead. The individual implicated, is one C. B. Gay, a lawyer of Onondaga County N.Y. te . It is conjectured by some persons that other names beside that lady, have been used for the same purpose. This nefarious business has been done by that person for 2 or 3 years past.
It is said his name appears as a witness upon the papers referred to. The Justice of Peace who certifies, is reported to be an honest confiding man, and no doubt has been imposed upon by the cunning and artifice of the principal, probably by having the forged papers slipped in among real or genuine ones, at the time of signing off. Some near neighbors of G. among the attorneys, know of this matter as I am told. This trickery is abhorrent, and
every man truly honest, and every patriot who learns the existence of such facts, is bound in my estimation of duty, to report the knave.
It is conjectured, that the member of C. from Onondaga County, has some suspicion of this man, and may know of the fraud in this particular case. The foregoing facts were heard in a conversation lately had with an intelligent respectable man of the town in which G. resides. There is no personal embitterment in the case. This com m is for you only.

To what time was Catharine M c Dougal, widow of Andrew Dowling, Albany Roll, act 4 July 1836, last paid?
1 st to 4 th Sept 1805
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J. L. Edwards June 18. 1846

N. York
Catharine M c Dougall let. to Calvin B. Gay 15. Oct. 1838
Act. July 4. 1836

ow m 17 Sound View Avenue, New Rochelle, N.Y. C
Commissioner of Pensions, Washington - D.C. M
Dear Sir
I am told that Catharine McDougall, the wife of Peter McDougall of Albany New York, drew a pension in consequence of services rendered by her husband to the Govern- ment during the Revolutionary War. If this is so, will you kindly send me the record of such services, and any dates appearing in the records

of the Pension Office connected there with, and greatly obliged
Yours very truly (Mrs) Lilla McD. Boorhby.
June 3 rd .

story other N.Y.
Rev 17-113 WIDOW, &c.
June 24. 1897 - This to Mrs. L. M c D. Bo New Rochelle
File No. 17113
Catharine M c Dougal Former Widow of Andrew Dowling Prs New War
Act: July 4 th 86
Index: — Vol. M , Page 24
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Jan. 23. 1839 NY
add: Groob
Catharine Dowell or Mrs. Dougall
Rev. J. A. Church Com Mission of Presbytery Washington

Dear J. V. Edwards
Yours of the 15 th Oct. 1838 in relation to the Claim of Catharine Mc- Dougall who was first the widow of An- drew Dowling was duly received inform- ing me that the papers had been examined and filed, and also that the proof in re- gard to the date of the Claimants marriage was not satisfactory, and further that the Credibility of Mrs Vanvoort must be certified to by the Mayor of some respectable citizen of Albany. I have the honor to enclose you papers proving by another eye witness the marriage and as near as can be without need then of the time when it took place & also Certificates of gentlemen whose Charac- ters are vouched by the Mayor. Mr Garet Van Sant Fluke undoubt- edly is known to the President if not to the Department & he is son in law of Mrs Vanvoort & Col. Pruyne is another son in law of Mrs Vanvoort & both the ladies live together in the same house & are relatives, and the reason that Mrs Ostran- ders Affidavit was not before obtained is that Mrs McDougall only named to me Mrs Vanvoort & upon inquiry in Albany for her residence I was informed she was at New Scotland where her af- fidavit was taken & I was not apprised that there was such a person as Mrs Ostrander till lately I called on Mrs Vanvoort who is now in Albany to in- quire if she could give me further in- formation as to who was present at the marriage & both ladies at once said Mrs Ostrander was there & knew all

about it and upon reflection from a particular Circumstance the statement is undoubtedly correct. The evidence I apprehend will now be fully satisfactory and I would solicit as early a consideration of the papers as your convenience will permit as this undoubtedly is the only case that I shall take upon myself the suit to the Department
I am with great respect your Obt. Servt
Calvin S. Gay
Rome Oneida Co. N.Y. May. 18 th 1839
Altho' these papers are mailed at Albany you will please direct to me at Rome the place of my residence.

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4 July 1836.
Rev. Samuel V. Richards
Can-melbourne of Providence
Washington
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Hon. J. V. Edwards enclosed are pa- pers in the Application of Catharine McDougal for widow's pension of Andrew Dorsey for a pension. You will please direct Certificate of Granted to me or any Communication necessary to perfect them if deficient
Respectfully yours O. H. Smith
William B. Gray
Rome Onond Co. Sept. 6. 1838

Oct 13.
In at
N.Y.
No 3793
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Wm. J. V. Edwards Court of Pleasants Washington

Rome Oct. 9 th 1838
Hon. J. V. Edwards
Or Sir The 5 th of Sept. last I mailed at Rome a set of previous papers in the case of Catharine M c Dougal and have not been informed whether the same have been received by you or not. The case of the old lady is of most pressing necessity as she is living in a secluded part of this County in absolute need of the ordinary comforts of life, and it was by mere accident in the course of professional business that I became acquainted with her case and from mere sympathy and without fee or reward or the hope thereby I have done thus much at my own expense to do an act of justice, long deferred to the old lady who without the accident alluded to, would no doubt always have remained ignorant of the provisions of the law in her behalf. I hope you will find it convenient to consider this case before long, and that you will find in the papers presented, such merits as will lead to a favorable determination of her case that "The blessing of her who is ready to perish may fall upon that Government whose minister you are
Very respectfully yours Ott. Smith Calvin P. Hays

Apr 8. In at
NY Catharine Hall & Douglass ROME MAR 30
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Hon. J. V. Edwards Comr. of Pensions. Washington

Hon. J. V. Edwards
Sir Will you per- mit me again to trouble you in respect to the application of Catharine McDougal formerly the widow of Andrew Dowling. I am informed by Mr Johnson of this place that he has received Certificates on ap- plications sent the 22 nd of May last and as some supplemental papers in the case to which I refer were forwarded from Albany on the 18 th or 19 th of last May. I have indulged some fears that those papers were lost by the way or had been overlooked in the vast amount of busi- ness that crowds upon you, understand- ing as I do that you take them up for consideration in the order recd. I should be happy to be informed That my apprehensions are groundless That the application had been acted suc- cessfully for the applicant.
With very great respect I am your obt servt.
Calvin D. Gay
Rome Apl. 3 rd 1839

In the matter of the Ap- plication of Catharine M c Dougall for a line line
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Andrew Dowlin paid in 1781 for that year $100-
Admitted Private of Artillery 2 years
Direct to Calvin B. Gay Rome Oneida County

State of New York Oneida County ss.
Hannah Mc Dougal of the town of Boonville in the County of Oneida and State aforesaid being duly sworn deposes that she is thirty seven years of age and upwards, that she is well acquainted with Catharine Mc Dougal named in the annexed affidavit of the said Catharine Mc Dougal, that this deponent knew Peter Mc Dougal the husband of the said Catharine Mc Dougal named in said affidavit of the said Catharine Mc Dougal, and that he died sometime years ago last full or it may be eighteen years last full, that the said Catharine Mc Dougal lives in the house with this deponent and is a widow and has been a widow ever since the death of the said Peter Mc Dougal, that she is to the best of this deponent's knowledge and belief upwards of eighty years of age, and her bodily infirmities are such that she is unable to leave her room & has been for some time past,
Sworn to this 22 nd day of June
one thousand eight hundred & Hannah Mc Dougal thirty eight before me Arnon Comstock a Judge of Oneida Common Pleas
State of New York, ss County of Oneida, ss
I James Dean, Clerk of the said county, certify, that Arnon Comstock Esquire is a Judge of the County Court of the said county duly commissioned & qualified & that his term of office

commenced March 26. 1928 and will expire in March 1932; and that his signature above written in two places is genuine. —
Given under my hand & seal of office this 4 th day of September 1928.
James Dean, C.H.

State of New York } County of Albany ss.
Mary Vanvoist of the City of Albany in said State but now tempora- rily a resident of the town of New Scotland in said County being duly sworn deposes that She was twenty six years of age in October one thousand eight hundred and thirty seven that this deponent knew Andrew Dowling who was a Soldier of the Revolutionary War and was well acquainted with him while a Soldier in the War & knew him to be such Soldier as he was often at the house where this deponent lived in the City of Albany. This deponent was also well acquainted with Catharine Thompson called Cata Thompson and was present at the house of John Roobeck in State Street in Albany when the said John Roo- beck who was then an letter man in said City, married the said Andrew Dowling & the said Cata Thompson together. That this deponent knows that this was during the Revolutionary War and some time before its close and

While the said Andrew Dowling was a Sol- dier as above stated. That before the close of the war the said Catharine Dowling had a child which she and her husband An- drew Dowling called Christie or Christi- na who was a little girl just begin- ning to run about the house and street at the close of the war and this depo- nent thinks was about three years of age And this deponent further says that the said John Roosevelt was his uncle of this deponent and lived in the City of Albany in seven- hundred sixty eight and some time after but that he left Albany & moved into the country but where he moved to and at what particular time he left this deponent cannot state, and believes he died a great many years ago. And this deponent fur- ther says that it was understood and be- lieved by this deponent that the said An- drew Dowling died some time about the years seventeen eighteen hundred and eighty three or four and it was so understood and re- ported by the friends of the said Andrew and his wife Catharine, and Catharine some years thereafter but what precise -

number this deponent cannot say but believes three or four married as this deponent un- derstood one Peter Mc Dougal and it was so stated and believed by the friends of the said Catherine. and this deponent knows she lived with him as his wife a great number of years and they reared a large family of children together, but at what particular time the said Peter Mc Dougal died this deponent cannot say
Nancy her Vanvoist Mark
I certify that on the eighth day of August one thousand eight hundred and thirty eight personally appeared before me Nancy Van- voist above named who is well known to me & who in my presence made the mark designated as her mark to the af- fidavit above, and made oath that the facts therein stated were true in all re- spects to her knowledge. and I further cer- tify that the reputation and character of the said Nancy Vanvoist for truth is beyond all question good and that the word "seven" was written over the word "eight" which is ra- sed before signing Thos L. Price Commissioner of Courts

city and county of Albany ss: I Henry B. Haswell clerk of the said city and county do hereby certify that Henry L. Mead before whom the preceding affidavit of Nancy Van Woert purports to have been sworn was on the day of the date of the Deed thereto a Commissioner of Deeds &c in and for the county of Albany - and that his name subscribed to the same is his proper hand writing and signature
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my name & affixed the Seal of the said county this ninth day of August A.D. 1838.
H. B. Haswell Clerk

State of New York City of Albany Clerks office ss.
I George W. Weed Clerk of the City of Albany do Certify that upon examination of the records of the City of Albany I find that John Rootbeek was an Alderman in said City of Albany acting as such in the years, Seventeen hundred and Seventy eight, Seventy nine, eighty & eighty one. And I further Certify that by the acts & proceedings  charter of the said City an Alderman was at that time & still is ex officio a justice of the peace of said City. George W. Weed
I Dennis Van Vchten Mayor of the City of Albany do Certify that George W. Weed whose name is subscribed to the foregoing certificate is Clerk of the Common Council of the City of Albany & that full faith and credit is & ought to be given to his official acts as such.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my name & caused the Mayor's seal to be hereunto affixed at the City of Albany this 10 th day of August A.D. 1838
Dennis Van Vchten Mayor &c.
The within copy of the common council and "to whom" was made before the acceptance of this instrument.
Geo. W. Weed Clerk

State of New York Secretary's Office
I certify that it appears by the Balloting Book in this Office that Andrew Dowling was a Matross in Col. Lamb's Regiment of Artillery in the revolutionary war and that a lot of land was granted to him in the Military Tract. By a certified Return made by Col. Lamb of the officers and soldiers in his Regiment on file in this office and also to be found in the printed copy of the Balloting book at page 101 it appears that the said Andrew Dowling was in Capt. Thomas's Company in said Regiment, was enlisted for the war and was discharged at the conclusion thereof.
Arch d Campbell Dep. Secretary
Albany August 8. 1838.